Furniture Door Locks, 1/2 backset

Surface Locks

• Sold each
• Material: Brass with brass-plated bolt
• Finish: Natural self-color
• Supplied with two malleable iron, nickel plated keys
• Mounting screws included
• Keyhole-covers not-included as furniture style dictates keyhole-cover design
• Insert Escutcheons:#0242,#0237 or #0253  can be used with this lock

Surface Locks are reproduced in a limited amount of sizes. Thus, exactly matching old locks is not always possible. Our entire lock collection is displayed on this site.

• Overall: 1" x 2" (26 mm x 51 mm)
• Backset-Distance To Pin: 1/2" (13 mm)
• Bolt Projection: 1/4"
• Key Size: Barrel: 3/16" Diameter, 1-3/4" Overall Length, Key-bit: 5/16" H

Furniture Door Locks are a surface mount design. Easy to install as no mortising is necessary.  Lock screws to door interior. Surface Locks are double handed for use on either left or right hand doors, as bolt exits from either side of lock. 

Furniture Door Locks are brass, with a brass-plate bolt steel box and tumbler action. A strike is unnecessary, therefore not included. 

More Furniture Door Locks:

• 7/16" backset - Furniture Door Locks
• 5/8" backset - Furniture Door Locks
• 3/4" backset - Furniture Door Locks

Replacing Surface Locks

Keyhole location measurement is critical.Replacement lock-keyhole-location must match location of keyhole in furniture.

To measure: easiest to measure old lock, if you have it:

• Lock Keyhole Location: distance between selvedge-edge - where bolt shoots through, to lock pin. This measurement is known as the backset.
• Furniture Keyhole Cutout Location: distance between furniture-edge to estimated location of lock pin in furniture keyhole.

For help measuring and selecting full mortise locks, we recommend reading: How to select, measure and install full mortise cabinet locks.